#E4E78E#E4E78E
#E4E78E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.756; OKLCH L 90.6% C 0.112 H 110.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E78E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 231, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 65%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 39%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.3%, 0%, 38.5%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.67, -13.95, 42.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.67, 45.18, 107.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.61% -0.0383 0.1048) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.61% 0.112 110.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.4541, 75.6000, 36.7301) |
| Luminance | 0.7560 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.47
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 3.67
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.63
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.06
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 5.35
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E78E #918EE7
analogous
#E7BD8E #E4E78E #B7E78E
triadic
#E4E78E #8EE4E7 #E78EE4
tetradic
#E4E78E #8EE7BD #918EE7 #E78EB7
square
#E4E78E #8EE7BD #918EE7 #E78EB7
split-complementary
#E4E78E #8EB7E7 #BD8EE7
monochromatic
#C9CF2C #D8DC5C #E4E78E #F0F2C0 #F9FAE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#E4E78E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.12
#E4E78E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E78E
16.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E78E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E78E | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.12 | 16.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4E087
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E392
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFDDD1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e78e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 231, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.6% 0.112 110.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eeeeb0',
500: '#e4e78e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e78e; $custom-light: #eeeeb0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e78e",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 231,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.022,
"s": 64.964,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90609,
"c": 0.11157,
"h": 110.1
},
"luminance": 0.75599
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E78E
secondary
#5C59C1
accent
#19CD1F
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF7
border
#D6D6D0
text
#161610
muted
#858581